Ukraine is ‘on the ropes’ two years after Russia’s invasion. What’s next for the Russia-Ukraine War?

Ukraine is ‘on the ropes’ two years after Russia’s invasion. What’s next for the Russia-Ukraine War?

Author: The Watson School February 21, 2024 Duration: 29:32

February 24, 2024, marks two years since the beginning of the War in Ukraine. 

In the war’s first year, Russia’s assault on Ukraine shook the West, while Ukraine's defense of the territory captivated the world. 

While no less deadly or consequential, the war's second year has looked very different. The war has become a stalemate on the battlefield, altering the politics in Kyiv, the Kremlin, and among their respective allies. Neither country’s leaders appear to be looking for a way out of the war anytime soon, and the prospect of peace in Ukraine seems as far away as it’s been at any point in the last two years. 

On this episode, Dan Richards discusses the state of the War in Ukraine with Lyle Goldstein, a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University and director of Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities. They explore the shifting definitions of “victory” in both Kyiv and the Kremlin over the past 12 months, what an end to this conflict might look like, and what it would take to bring both country’s leaders to the negotiating table. 

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